Joe Negri, 'Handyman Negri' of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, Dies at 99
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· 2 sourcesJoe Negri, the jazz guitarist who played "Handyman Negri" on *Mister Rogers' Neighborhood*, died at age 99 on May 30, Variety reported. He appeared on the iconic PBS children's show from 1968 through 2001, often singing and playing guitar, according to Deadline. Fred Rogers invited Negri to join the show after they worked together on a local Pittsburgh children's program in the early 1960s, with Negri performing music starting with Rogers' song "Sometimes People Are Good" by the 13th episode, Variety noted.
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Joe Negri, the jazz guitarist who played the beloved "Handyman Negri" on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, has died at age 99. He appeared on the iconic PBS children's show from 1968 through 2001, often singing and playing guitar. Negri had been friends with Fred Rogers since they worked together on a local Pittsburgh children's TV show in the early 1960s.
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· 3 pulledJoe Negri, a jazz guitarist best known to generations of children and their parents as the kindly, music-loving handyman of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, died Saturday, May 30, at a senior living facility outside Pittsburgh.
Beginning in 1968 and continuing through 2001, Negri, who had been friends with Fred Rogers since they worked together in the early 1960s on a local children's TV show in Pittsburgh, Negri played 'Handyman Negri' on the immensely popular PBS show Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.
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